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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have not read the previous posts. But OP, in response to your original post, I will say that I grew up as the family-barely-able-to-afford-it kid at an elite DC private. It was really, really difficult. I basically still have a chip on my shoulder about not having as much money as other people. My husband had a similar experience and the commonality of experience as the have-nots is what drew us together. Both of us always felt inferior to those with more money. Our friends were always going on ski vacations, going to their beach houses, Caribbean vacations, driving fancy cars, etc. We felt left out and ridiculed b/c we were "poor" (never mind that we were not poor by any stretch of the imagination). It was somewhat miserable. Perhaps our skin is not very thick though....

We will not be sending our child to an elite NW DC private school. [/quote]

I think your experience is more common than parents would like to believe.  Thank you for sharing that.  [/quote]

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